Shahjahan Noori (Persian/Dari: شاه جهان نوری) (30 March 1965 – 28 May 2011), also known as General Shahjahan Noori, He was an Afghan guerrilla, military and police commander, during resistance against Soviet invasion and fight against terrorist groups such as Taliban and Al-Qaeda between 1981 and 2011.
Military career
Afghan-Soviet War
He joined Ahmad Shah Massoud Central Units/Special Forces (Qeta'at -e- Markazi - the forces which later formed Afghan Armed Forces), military training camp in October 1985 received military and political training;, He conducted the capturing operation of most villages and districts including; Farkhar, Andarab and Nahrin garrisons in 1986, Kalafgan and Kuran wa Munjan Garrisons in 1987.
In 1985, at the time when the communist government was on the verge of collapse, Ahmad Shah Massoud assigned General Noori to led a group of nearly thousand Mujahideen, including many senior commanders with a political delegation to handover the security responsibility strategic border Hairatan Mazar -i- Sharif from General Abdul Momen 70th division of Afghan Army of Mohammad Najibullah government.
the During Islamic State of Afghanistan, 1991-1996
After the fallen of Moscow-backed government, Mujaheedin took Kabul the capital, General Noori became the commander of 32nd Regiment (Ghond 32) in Kabul. In 1993, he was promoted to rank brigadier general by late President Burhanuddin Rabbani.
Resistance against Taliban and Al-Qaeda 1996-2001
In 1996 Kabul Fallen to hand of Taliban, at this time the Islamic State of Afghanistan retreated to north of country. General Noori established the first command and control and defensive line in Bangi district of Takhar to defend the Taloqan city against Taliban offensive attack.
On July 2, 1997 Taliban captured Taliqan the Takhar provincial capital for one day. General Noori and other Northern Alliances commanders retreated to Farkhar Valley, on July 3, 1997, he returned along with other Massoud's commanders and took back control of the city. then General Noori was assigned by Ahmad shah massoud as 4th zone commander and his area of responsibility was the north of Taloqan, Nahr-e-Chaman and Namakab district and at same time he was command and controlling front line in Bangi to defend the province against Taliban offensive attacks.
On August 8, 1998, the Taliban captured the northern opposition capital Mazar-i-Sharif. On August 11, they captured Taloqan, the Takhar provincial capital, the latest in a series of spectacular victories. General Noori retreated to his village Mashtan of Farkhar District in the border of Badakhshan. He received a letter from Amir Khan Motaqi invited him to join the Taliban but he refused and continued to resistance and just after 9 days on August 17, 1998, on offensive attack with his comrades he retook the strategic districts of Warsaj and Farkhar with taking 230 Taliban soldiers prisoners. in re-action the Taliban arrested hundreds of opposition members, mainly Tajiks including General Noori's younger brother Mohibullah Noori. On October 17, 1998, General Noori and other Northern Alliances commanders recaptured the previous Rabbani-stronghold of Taloqan city from the Taliban. (AFP, October 17, October 18, October 23). In the late 1998 a new forces was established by Ahmad Shah Massoud called Central Forces-Qowai-e-Markaz and Gen Noori was assigned as deputy commander, the forces which later suppose to form Afghanistan National Army.
In September 1999, the Taliban stepped up their pressure on United Front positions in northern Afghanistan, north of Kunduz city and to the east of Khanabad town in Takhar Province. The Taliban pushed through Bangi and threatened to take Taloqan, Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud's main command and control center and General Noori as command and controlling commander in Bangi had an important role in defending of Taloqan city and Taliban failed to capture the city.